Welcome

Welcome to the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies! Since 1999, CSEAS has been critical to sustaining and expanding Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA, serving to strengthen the discussion and dissemination of scholarly work on this important region.


UCLA CSEAS staff are currently working remotely. Please contact us at cseas@international.ucla.edu for virtual office hours.


For latest updates on CSEAS activities:

CSEAS Announcements 10/24/24

CSEAS 2023-2024 Year-in-Review


Upcoming Events

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"Legal and Spatial Precarity"

Friday, November 15, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383

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Information Session: Summer 2025 FLAS Fellowships

Monday, November 18, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Information Session: Academic Year 2025-2026 FLAS Fellowships

Monday, November 18, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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News & Announcements

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Stephen Acabado wins National Book Award of the Philippines

Stephen Acabado, director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, wins book prize for new reader “Plural Entanglements: Philippine Studies."

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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The Banaue Declaration: Guidelines for Engaged and Ethical Research with Indigenous Communities

This declaration, developed at the Global Indigeneity Conference in Banaue, Ifugao in August 2024, will guide academics and researchers aiming to engage meaningfully with Indigenous communities.

Monday, October 7, 2024

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His Excellency Notonegoro of the Yogyakarta Sultanate hosts CSEAS for partnership discussions

UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies met with His Excellency Notonegoro, Prince of the Yogyakarta Sultanate, to discuss potential collaborations.

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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Supeena Adler wins Hugo and Christine Davise Fund for Contemporary Music grant

The grant will invite Thai musicians, descendants of Mon music families, to the UCLA to teach Mon techniques, traditions, and contemporary repertoire to UCLA students and community practitioners.

Monday, April 1, 2024

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